MacCormac v. Murphy

In this action of tort for the conversion of pigs the principal question is whether the defendant, who purchased the pigs from one Flynn after the plaintiff had filed a bill in equity against Flynn, Flynn’s wife, and the owner of the premises where the pigs were kept, was bound by certain facts litigated and determined in that suit. See MacCormac v. Flynn, 313 Mass. 547. This involves a subordinate question as to whether one fact so litigated and determined was that the plaintiff was the owner of all the pigs on the premises. The judge ruled favorably to the plaintiff in these respects, and…